Community Services Block Grant Programs

Fairfax County receives federal and state funds through the
Community Services Block Grant program to provide services to
individuals and families with incomes of less than 125 percent of
the federal poverty guidelines. The grants, along with matching
funds from Fairfax County, are used to support community and
neighborhood-based initiatives identified through the county’s
Consolidated Community Funding Pool competitive grant process. The
Fairfax County Community Action Advisory Board (CAAB) is
responsible for administering the CSBG funds. For the 2015-2016
fiscal years, the CAAB has designated five priority areas for which
these funds should be used: child care, housing, emergency
services, employment/employment support services, and education.
This brochure describes projects in Fairfax County that are
receiving full or partial CSBG funding in FY 2015 and FY 2016.

Child Care

Provides childcare to children ages 6 weeks to 5 years from low
income families. The program implements the High Scope Curriculum
and administers multiple screenings to determine the children’s
developmental level of functioning and progress.

Provides full day early childhood education services to low
income families whose children are between the ages of 2 to 5
years. The program identifies, treats/refers children with
developmental delays, poor social skills, hearing, vision and
dental programs as necessary.

Education

Provides a drop-in center for at-risk/low income youth (in
grades 4 through 6) to help youth gain the knowledge, skills and
abilities to make sound decisions. Includes counseling, homework
assistance, supervised recreation, job training and community
service opportunities.

Emergency Services

This emergency food/USDA program provides clients (referred by
county staff and other service providers) with food to last
several days, allowing time for other sources of assistance to be
arranged or the crisis to pass.

Identifies and addresses the unmet fundamental needs of Fairfax
County residents while also empowering the community to help its
neighbors remain self-sufficient. The program encompasses three
core programs: Food, Financial Assistance and Financial Literacy.

Provides unemployed individuals with employment skills and job
placement to achieve self-sufficiency. The career navigation
program is an intensive three-week employment readiness and
customer service training program. The program also provides a
track which is accredited by NVCC and prepares students for
entrylevel positions in the security industry.

Helps low-income adults acquire the technological and life
skills to enable them to pursue career aspirations. The program
includes training in Microsoft Office, keyboarding, job search
assistance (resume development and interview preparation),
tutoring and skills building workshops.

Housing

Provides support for pregnant and parenting teens through
residential and community-based programs. Young women receive
counseling, shelter, life skills training, parenting education,
and job readiness training to help them become nurturing parents
and successful members of the community.

Provides transitional housing and support to single mothers and
their children for up to two years. Families are placed in
apartments and provided with a cadre of support services
including case management, clinical counseling, skills
development and budgeting assistance.

Provides rental assistance to older adults who qualify to live
in Fairfax County retirement facilities and are up to 125% of
poverty level in Regions 1 and 3. In addition, the program pays a
rental subsidy to fill the gap between 40% of client income and
the monthly rent.